Ancient Greece Pt. 2
Greece is a _________, which means that it is surrounded by 3 sides of water.
Peninsula
The Greek alphabet was actually told to the Greeks by the ___________!
Phoenicians
They had a _________ government.
Republic
A time of peace for the Romans was called...
Pax Romana
Ancient Rome was located near the _____ river, and the ______________ sea, which made traveling/trading easier.
Tiber/Mediterranean
Greece has many _________, and not a lot of rivers.
Mountains
Is the Greek alphabet still the same today?
No
Wealthy landowners that were in government were called...
Patricians
Who were the twins raised by wolves that wanted to start a kingdom?
Romulus and Remus
The government had 3 branches. The ________, _________, and the ___________.
Judicial, Executive, and the Legislative
There aren't a lot of natural resources, so they need to _____ to get what they want.
Minted coins were their _______.
Currency
Commoners that were allowed to vote were called...
Plebeians
Romulus and Remus had a fight to see who would be king, and _____ killed _____.
Romulus/Remus
They had access to many different places by ___.
The main crops were...
Grain/Grapes/Olives
__________ was their government.
Democracy
A country ruled by a king is called...
Kingdom
Rome grew from a village to an entire ______.
Empire
Rome _________ because it was so large and hard to maintain.
Collapsed
They were polytheistic, which means they...
Believed in more than 1 god
___________ was very important to the Greeks, and they used it a lot.
Literature
A country ruled by an emperor is...
Empire
Rome was built on _ steep hills, which helped them attack, and defend themselves.
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